Dr. Stevens had a friendly smile on his face. "I was told I could find Dr. Scott here?", he asked.
Rachel went and stood beside Tom. "Yes?"
"Nice to see you again, Dr. Scott", he told her. "I came here to tell you that you are all clear to go to Lincoln, Nebraska. You leave in two days. Good luck", he told her and walked away.
Rachel muttered "Thanks" and walked away.
Tom closed the door and walked closely behind Rachel.
"I'm going to clean up this mess", Rachel said as she knelt down to start cleaning it up.
"No, you don't have to. It's my fault", Tom said. "I'm the one who made you hold it in the first place, so I will clean it up."
Rachel began to clean it up anyway.
Tom knelt down in front of her and grabbed her hand. "Rachel, I'll clean it up", he told her as he stared at her.
Rachel got up and started to walk away.
"Rachel?"
"Yeah?"
Not being able to form the right words to say, he just said "Never mind."
Rachel just walked away and went to his room, to his bed. She sat down and tried to clear her thoughts. Thomas Chandler almost kissed her, and she had to leave in two days. Two days! Two days to say goodbye to his family. Two days to say goodbye to him, who she possibly loved. Two days? Well, that wasn't enough. It never would be.
Chandler's POV/Thoughts
NO. NO. NO. What the hell did I almost do? Did I just almost kiss her? That's a great way to ruin things, dumbass. Not only did I just kiss her, there was a knock at the damn door. It was Dr. Stevens. What perfect timing that was. She leaves in two days. That's not enough... But wait... What do I mean it's not enough? We all knew she wasn't just going to just stay here with me forever. I knew she was going to leave, so why am I so upset about this? What has changed? Apparently something has because you almost kissed her, you idiot. I almost kissed Rachel Scott. Oh, hell. I think I may be in love with her...
The next morning, Tex came to see Rachel, but she was still asleep.
"If you're wanting to speak to Rachel, she's sleeping", Tom informed Tex. Tom already knew he was there for her. Why else would he be there?
"Well, I'll just come back later", Tex said as he started to walk away.
Tom caught up with Tex. "Rachel leaves tomorrow, Doc. Stevens cleared her to go. I was thinking that maybe we could throw her a going away party."
"That sounds like a good idea", Tex told him.
"I have to go take Rachel to talk to the President later, so can you get anyone who wants to come and bring them here before we get back?"
"Yes, can do."
"I'll see you later then", Tom told Tex.